Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-04
BRIEF NOTES.
County Recorder Miller received fees in
December to the amount of S52S %.

County Recorder Miller received fees in
December to the amount of $52S %.
Secretary of State Hendricks yesterday
appointed John Coffee engineer at the
Capitol building; also, Ed Clark porter
A Joint public installation of officers of
the Lodges of Knights of Pythias took
place last evening in Odd Fellows Temple.
The ball and drill of Company A, which
was to have taken place at Armory Hall
tonight, has been postponed until Thurs
day evening.
The recent rain caused the Sacramento
river to rise TO II feet II inches, but it soon
began to fall and yesterday had receded to
IL feet 6 inches.
Yesterday the new State Board of Equali-
cation met at the Capitol and organized by
electing Caleb Wilcoxon as Chairman, and
E. W. Maslin as Secretary.
Sheriff Drew, in addition to the deputies
recently mentioned in the RECORD UNION,
has appointed Fred. A. Shepherd to attend
to the collection of delinquent taxes.
Constable Rowe will do the Constable
work of Justice of the Peace Devine and
Township Justice Davis. Constable Swift,
assisted by bis son, Frank Swift, Jr., will
look out after Justice Posts Court.
The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature yesterday was $50 and 40,
with light variable winds and foggy weather
during the early morning and forenoon,
and clear and fine at noon and remainder
of the day.
At Ursa, Ill.,, December 9th, died Mrs.
]. c. Pearson, aged 50 years, sister of Mrs.
w. A. Henry, of this city. Mrs. Pearson
visited Sacramento several years ago. and
during her stay made many friends and ac-
quaintances, who will regret to learn of the
death of this estimable lady.
AT the counting of the money in the
County Treasurer's Office yesterday, pre-
paratory to its being turned over to j. L.
Huntoon, the new Treasurer, by George E.
Kuchler the outgoing official, there was
found to be an excess of Sol 81 over what
the Auditors books called for.
Yesterday morning telephone message
was received at the police Office from
H1rsch's junk store, stating that China
man was there trying to sell some harness
which he had probably stolen. Officers
Agner and Rider went to the store and took
in charge a rusty-looking Celestial, who
gave the name of All jim. He looked like
party from the country" and after be-
ing arrested stated that he stole the harness
from Woodland. 1t appears to be portions
OF two sets. The owner can find it at the
station-house.
Constable Thomas Rowe, who entered
upon his duties yesterday, received New
Years present from members of the Fire
Department and other friends, in the form
of gold badge, shaped like star, two
inches in diameter, and with the word
" Constable" handsomely inlaid in large
letters. On the back is inscribed, Pre-
sented to Constable Thomas Rowe by his
friends" The affair took place at the resi-
dence of Richard Cofsaw, foreman of hook
and ladder truck, John E. Sullivan, of No.
2, making the presentation remarks.
The mudhens in China slough are so &C.
customed to being fed by the employees at
the railroad works that whenever it hap
pens that the men have holiday the
fowls are greatly worried. Last Christmas
and New Years days they congregated at
their accustomed places to receive such
food as the men generally threw them, but
no men came, and the muds seemed to be
:" all at sea-" Finally two gentlemen
organized themselves into an amateur
Howard Benevolent Association, procured
some bread and gave them a substantial
meal, which not only caused the mudhens
much delight, but their near neighbors, the
catfish, also came up to the surface and en-
joyed the repast.